Lieutenant General Claudia J. Kennedy
United States Army
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
Lt. General Claudia J. Kennedy, is the first and only woman to ever
receive this flag rank in the
United States Army.
General Claudia was born in Frankfurt, Germany. She received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in
Philosophy from Southwestern at Memphis and was commissioned a Second
Lieutenant in June
1969 through the Women's Army Corps. Her military education includes
completion of the
Women's Army Corps Officer Basic Course, Military intelligence Officer
Advanced Course, the
Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program at the national Security
Agency, the U.S. Army
Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. She was
confirmed by the
Senate for promotion to Lieutenant General and Assigned to the position
of Deputy Chief of
Staff for intelligence as of May 21, 1997. Her promotion and
swearing-in ceremony was June
17, 1997.
General Kennedy has held a variety of command and staff positions
throughout her career. Key
assignments include: Commander, 3d Operations Battalion, U.S. Army
Field Station Augsburg,
Germany; Commander, San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, U.S. Army
Recruiting Command; and
Commander, 703d Military intelligence Brigade, Field Station Kunia,
Hawaii.
She has served as Operations Officer, U.S. Army Field Station Augsburg,
U.S. Army Intelligence
and Security Command; Staff Officer, Directorate of Training, Office of
the Deputy Chief of Staff
for Operations and Plans, Washington, DC; the Director of Intelligence,
G2, Forces Command,
Fort McPherson, Georgia, as Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Intelligence
Center and
Fort Huachuca/Assistant Commandant, U.S. Army Intelligence School at
Fort Huachuca,
Arizona; and as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence at
Headquarters, Department
of the Army, Washington, DC.
During her career, General Kennedy has received awards and decorations
to include the Legion
of Merit (three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Defense Meritorious Service
Medal, the Meritorious
Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (three Oak
Leaf Clusters) and
the Army Staff Identification Badge.
Congratulations, well done!
Women's International Center presents the 1998 Living Legacy Patriot
Award to an
extraordinary leader of the United States Army, as she represents all
exceptional women of the
U. S. Army.
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